Steam-cooker.



No. 840,823. PATENTED JAN. 8, 1907.

N. N. CHASE. STEAM COOKER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 20, 1906.

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To all whom it may concern/.

Be it known that I, NIAL N. C'i IASE, s citizen of the United States, residing at Peoria, in. the county of Peoriasnd State of Illinois, have invented a new end useiiil Steer-m- Goolzer, of which the following is sspeciiicstion.

This invention reistes to cooking devices, and has for its object to improve the construction. and increase the eiii'cienoy of devices of this character. I

With. these and other ohjects in View, which will appear as the nature of theinviern tion is better understood, tlieinvention con-- sists in certain novel l ea turesof construction, as hereinafter folly desc sndcleirned.

in the accompanying tlrswings, forming s this specification, and in which corresponding ps1 s are denoted hf like designoting characters, is illustrated the preferred forni of the embodiment of. the invention oepohle of carrying the some into prootiosl op erotics v In the drawings, Figure 1 is a. seetionel eleva-tion.- Fig. 2 is a. plan view With the cover removed. I

The improved device comprises shell or casing 10, open st the ends and with e detachable cover 11 at the upperend and trans verse partition 12 intermediate the ends, whereby the interior of the'shell is divided into an upper compartment 13 lower compartment 14. Rising through the partition 12 near theshell 10, is s'conductormmn her 15, termizleting st 16 near thefiop of the shell and its cover 11. The conductormeim her is secured steam end Welter tight; as by soldering in the partition '12, and supported from lateral movement ,relstive to the sheli' by e bracketli. 3

One or more perforatedplsites llfi may be employed iiijtlie compartment '13, si'ipported shove the partition 12 hystzisidznfls 19 to hold the food shove the partition, as l ereii1- liter explained. v J 4 Detsohably supported uponthei'ree end of the conductor memberflo is'c substein tislly U-shopecl hrs-rich condliotor'ifl, hoving arms of unequal length shol edsptcdzt'o engaged by either arm with ie'oondnctor member. 3

The shelllQ is igretito open end down in containing Water and this vessel may he of snitohle size Specification Letters ifatent.

Application filed January 20,1908. Serial No. 297.074.

rest with its Patented Jan. 8, 1907.

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it will no noted that the member consti totes s sup iaort for the cohductor 20 and holds it at at proper elevsltioo at all times. In order that this member 15 can he used as asupport Without retarding the passe-go of steam, the upper end. thereof is necessarily trots the operation, a 01'? this character is shown'at 21, and when heat is applied to the device steam is rapidly generated in the compartment is and doctor members 15 and is ilisclnrged down" Wordly througl i the Drench member 20 into the compartment 13. l'Vhen the chamber 13 to be cooked, the shorter arm of the branch conductor 20 Wlll be connected to the main or longer end of the branch relatively near upon the perforated support 18, its the case may be. if a larger quantity of food is dis posed in the shell, the branch conductor will be reversed in position to bring thedisclinrge oi? the letter at a, higher point. By this means the steam may he discharged relw tively close to the food no matterwlmt quantity may be disposed. in the:loodwhamlaer. The partition 12 being Without openings except through the conductor 15, com it retively dry steam only passes into the 0 arm her 13 end is deposited in this condition downwardly upon the food, thereby pro-1 clucing more eilicient action then when the food is subjected to tho clirect sctionof the saturated steiun rising iron c m of boiiing .veter. v

Th e mcin conductor the shell 10 is out of ti of the food-chamber, and removed Withou interference therewith from the conductor. The branch conductor member may he turned laterally upon the member 3.5, ss indicsted. by dotted lines in lo heiziw located. near e way '0 the contents any size or form, so that any ordinary pen or beveled, as clearly shown in F 1. To illus- 1 through the eonnich may he inserted- Fi 2, to dispose it out of the way when recontains at relatively small quantity of food,

conductor member 15 to bring the discharge the food, which rests upon the partition or l disp iragm or partition 12 and pipe-section an angular tubular conductor having parallel 15 permanently attached thereto, the parts can be readily separated for cleansing and every part of the interior readily accessible. This is a very important advantage in structures of this class.

Having thus described the invention, What is claimed is A steam-cooker comprising a water-receiving vessel, a shell having 0 en ends and supported upon the bottom 0 said receptacle, a partition secured within the shell and forming an upper and al'ower compartment, a closure for the upper compartment, a steamcond'ucting tube secured to and extending upward from the partition adjacent one side 0 the shell, said tube having a beveled end,

arms of unequal length, the interior of said tube being unobstructed, either of said arms being adapted to receive the beveled end of the conductingtube, said end constituting a support for the angular conductor and adapted to hold the ends thereof above the parti- 

